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jerry said:
How's Champ doing today Joy?
Hi Jerry,
I don't really know... he's acting pretty tired, but his gums are nice and much more red... my daughter was home with him for awhile so I'm not sure if she tired him out or not... I don't think so but I'll be the optimist...
He got the procrit shot on Tuesday and I've been feeding him liver and ground beef (cooked of course) and giving him 3 vitamins... I'm going to see how he feels by the end of the weekend... I really hope he bounces back but I'm getting a little concerned...
Joy
Joy, thanks for checking in.
I wish he was 100 pawcent again but it sure sounds like a stable situation and red gums are a very very good thing right now. We're going to be optimistic right along with you and keep thinking pawsitive thoughts about his recovery.
And what a lucky pup getting to eat like that!
Kinda reminds me of when we fed Jerry raw beef heart and liver....(eeeeew!)
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Thinking of you guys today...
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
Thanks for thinking about us...
Well, he ate a great dinner... liver... yumm... <stinky..ugh>..
I called the vet today and he did say it would probably take a week or two for him to get his energy back. Just because his gums look good doesn't mean his body has recovered from the effects of the anemia...
So, I have to work on my biggest flaw... patience...
Taking it a day at a time... Joy & Champ
Well, we're there with ya as far as the impatience thing goes.
OK, one week it is. Feel free to keep us updated then. Pictures are great too!
Champ, you've gotta get strong with all that liver! Yum!
P.S. Chicken giblets and beef heart is also really good too 🙂
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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So glad to hear recovery may take a little while. That means we can all stop worrying - especially you, Joy - and wait for the old Champ to return. Sending lots of healing thoughts your way!
Shanna & Spirit Trouble ~ Trouble gained her wings 3/16/2011, a 27 1/2 month cancer survivor, tail wagging. RIP sweetheart, you are my heart and soul. Run free at Rainbow Bridge.
The November Five - Spirits Max, Cherry, Tika, Trouble & Nova. 11/2008 - 3/2013 An era ends as Queen Nova crossed the Bridge.
1 week (and a day) update...
I am very worried... He's not acting any differently than he did last weekend. He will eat if I hand him the food. He just lays around the house. He is not even trying to get up the steps from outside anymore but just stands waiting for me to lift him up. He poops and pees as soon as he gets outside.
He still wants belly rubs though.. 
I am thinking we may be nearing the end of our journey together and it just kills me. I don't know if I can imagine life here without him. I love my other dog, and the foster doggie but I am afraid I will not want them anymore because of the pain and emptiness that will be here. I won't want to push them away but I'm not sure I will be able to do anything but... the pain will be too much.
After these two I think I'm done. While I can't imagine a house without at least one wagging tail, I don't know if I can go through this again. No other animal I have ever had has ripped me up so much inside.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Joy, I feel your pain. I don't know what else to say.
My experience is so recent, I can tell you for sure you will go on without him, but it won't be the same. The emptiness is the worst. You will continue to love the other dogs, but it won't be the same as Champ. Duke gets lots of attention that was previously bestowed on Trouble, and while he is a good dog and he loves me very much, he can't replace Troub - no one ever will I suspect.
Three months into this the tears still fall. I miss her every day. The one thing I do know is that I will always love dogs, and there will always be one out there that needs me. Trouble taught me to love unconditionally, to give my very soul. I may never love another as deeply as her, but she will guide me to choose the ones whose lives I can make a difference in, and I will do that to honor her memory.
Today I strive to make Duke the best he can be, at some point in the future, I know we will add another, and with Trouble's help, I will be brave and strong, and loving.
My heart is with you today and every day as you face this. It is, no doubt, the worst part of the journey.
Shanna & Spirit Trouble ~ Trouble gained her wings 3/16/2011, a 27 1/2 month cancer survivor, tail wagging. RIP sweetheart, you are my heart and soul. Run free at Rainbow Bridge.
The November Five - Spirits Max, Cherry, Tika, Trouble & Nova. 11/2008 - 3/2013 An era ends as Queen Nova crossed the Bridge.
Joy, my heart just aches for you. I have been thinking about you so much.
Like Shanna, Trouble's mom said - the pain is still raw for us. Comet has been gone 5 months. She wasn't just my favorite dog in the whole wide world, she needed me to feel secure as the world was big and bad in her mind. She was a sassy, non-vicious little dog and she wouldn't let anyone outside of my husband and I touch her except for a couple of people at the vet's.
Having an insecure 3-legged dog for 12 years was the hardest, yet most fulfilling thing in my life. It was my indentity. Comet was my 3-legged cutie. I don't know that I'll ever get over it. But I just want to say that since then I have transferred all those feelings to Rocket her little brother that came only 1 1/2 years before she died. Comet's companion dog died of hemangio also. It been two years and I haven't gotten over him either! As I needed him to help me take care of Comet and make her feel safe.
But now with Rocket; who most days I could have rung his neck because he was such a pest to Comet, he has become my special little boy. I treat him like Comet in some ways. It wasn't my intent. It just happened. He is my connection to Comet.
So, just know - your heart has a lot of love and your little ones will become your connection to Champ.
HUGS
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
joy, we're thinking of you and know the sadness that is building in your heart. give yourself a break, take it one moment and one day at a time. hoping for a sign of improvement with our champ!!
charon & gayle
Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure.
Love Never Ends
Joy, I'm so sorry to hear this, but didn't the doc say he needed 1 or 2 weeks to show improvement?
Hang in there. If you think it's time, remember that only you know him better than anyone else. Maybe hospice care is the way to go at this point, but I sure hope not. If you think it is, here's a really good article about how hospice can help.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}}
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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